Dr. Sutcliffe is Medical Officer of Health and Chief Executive Officer for the Sudbury and District Health Unit. She began her appointment with the Sudbury & District Health Unit in 2000 as the area's Medical Officer of Health / Chief Executive Officer. A Community Medicine Specialist, Dr. Sutcliffe completed most of her training in Toronto. While Northeastern Ontario is now home, she has worked in Thompson, Manitoba, as Medical Officer of Health, and Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, as Regional Medical Officer of Health and Deputy Chief Medical Officer of Health for the Territories.